Tort — Negligence

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Tort — Negligence is a tort legal concept that appears across 36 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between January 2024 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (General Division) (18), the District Court (9), and the Magistrate Court (4).

Tort — Negligence is a tort legal concept that appears across 36 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between January 2024 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (General Division) (18), the District Court (9), and the Magistrate Court (4). The most-cited authority within this corpus is [2024] SGHC 145, referred to by 6 other reported Singapore judgments here. The judgments listed below are the primary source for how the Singapore courts have applied this concept, ordered by how often each is cited within this corpus. This page reports those decisions; it is reference information, not legal advice.

Key questions about Tort — Negligence

Which Singapore cases are leading authorities on tort — negligence?

Within this corpus, the judgments most often cited by other Singapore decisions on tort — negligence are [2024] SGHC 145, [2024] SGHC 212, and [2026] SGMC 3. The full list of 36 judgments applying this concept is shown below, each linking to the decision in full.

Which Singapore courts have decided tort — negligence cases?

In this corpus, tort — negligence matters were decided in the High Court (General Division) (18 judgments), the District Court (9 judgments), the Magistrate Court (4 judgments), and the High Court (Appellate Division) (3 judgments).

How many reported tort — negligence judgments are in this corpus?

This corpus contains 36 reported judgments that apply or develop tort — negligence, decided between January 2024 and May 2026. They are listed below in order of how often each is cited within the corpus.

Which cases shaped Tort — Negligence?

The Singapore judgments below apply or develop this concept, ordered by how often they are cited within this corpus.

[2024] SGHC 145
Banque de Commerce et de Placements SA, DIFC Branch & Anor v China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd
5 June 2024
SGHC
cited 6× in corpus
[2024] SGHC 212
CHOO YEW LIANG SEBASTIAN v KOH YEW TECK
19 August 2024
SGHC
[2026] SGMC 3
WEN HANRONG v HUATIONG CONTRACTOR PTE LTD & Anor
5 January 2026
SGMC
[2024] SGHC 133
CIX v DGN
24 May 2024
SGHC
[2025] SGDC 260
TEY SONG KIEM MRS GOH CHEOW MIANG v MOHD JAFFAR BIN ISMAIL practising as FFUSION ARCHITECTS (Singapore UEN No. XXXXXXXXM) & Anor
30 September 2025
SGDC
[2025] SGHC(A) 8
ROBERT TANTULAR v THE STEPHANIE KARINA
1 July 2025
SGHC(A)
[2025] SGHC 160
KA SHIN TECHNOLOGIES (S) PTE LTD v TAN KIAT LIAN & 2 Ors
11 August 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 254
JEFF LIM WAI KIT v ARUMUGAM ALAMUTHU
15 December 2025
SGHC
[2024] SGCA 21
CRAPPER IAN ANTHONY v SALMIZAN BIN ABDULLAH
28 June 2024
SGCA
[2024] SGHC(I) 32
VIRGILIO TARRAGO DA SILVEIRA & Anor v HASHSTACS PTE. LTD. & Anor
16 December 2024
SGHC(I)
[2024] SGHC 15
GOLDEN PACIFIC SHIPPING & HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. v ARC MARINE ENGINEERING PTE. LTD.
19 January 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 150
LIM CHUN YONG (LIN JUNXIONG) v JEFFREY YAP & 5 Ors
10 June 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 36
NAGARAJAN MURUGESAN v GRAND RICH ELECTRICAL & ENGINEERING PTE. LTD. & 2 Ors
8 February 2024
SGHC
[2026] SGDC 45
Bian Xiaofan v Changheng (Singapore) Engineering Pte. Ltd & Anor
30 January 2026
SGDC
[2026] SGDC 47
WEE SOON WAH v SYN CHEVOR CHEE MENG TROY ANTHONY
29 January 2026
SGDC
[2026] SGHC 7
PARVATY D/O RAJU & Anor v NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (S) PTE LTD & Anor
12 January 2026
SGHC
[2026] SGMC 12
HUTTONS ASIA PTE LTD v OH MY SUITES PTE LTD
23 January 2026
SGMC
[2025] SGDC 312
BAEK JONGWOO v JOHN S/O SUSARETNAM
4 December 2025
SGDC
[2025] SGDC 318
CHAN KONG THOE v TRICILIA TANG PEI LU
10 December 2025
SGDC
[2025] SGDC 331
UDDIN MOHAMMAD ZOSIM v CES ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION PTE.LTD.
30 December 2025
SGDC
[2025] SGHC(A) 13
Jonathan William Glassberg v UBS AG, SINGAPORE BRANCH
22 August 2025
SGHC(A)
[2025] SGHC 111
DIANA BOOI YEE TZE v ANTHONY LEE ZHEN LIN
12 June 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 124
TAO YUEGANG v UNITED TEC CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD
2 July 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 141
FEIDA BUS CONSORTIUM PTE. LTD. v ROYAL AUTOZ EXPORTER PTE. LTD.
18 July 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 258
LEE HSUEH CHING @ FIONA LEE SARGEANT & Anor v LOH KIA HUI
22 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 4
Jonathan William Glassberg v UBS AG, SINGAPORE BRANCH
10 January 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 53
CHENG SHI YING CHERISSA v KHOO CHONG KIAT & Anor
3 April 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 66
Pierre Andre Jacques Lorinet v Helu-Trans (S) Pte Ltd
10 April 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGMC 72
FEDERAL FIRE ENGINEERING PTE LTD v EIGEN E&C PTE. LTD. & Anor
25 November 2025
SGMC
[2026] SGDC 87
CHOO MEE HUA v HPC BUILDERS PTE LTD
11 March 2026
SGDC
[2026] SGMC 33
Broadley Engineering Pte. Ltd. v Award Engineering Pte. Ltd. & Anor
9 March 2026
SGMC
[2026] SGDC 177
Nirmala D/O Thangavellu v Acestes Pte. Ltd.
25 May 2026
SGDC
[2026] SGDC 167
Jong Khee Beng Ainsley v Teo Kim Phang
20 May 2026
SGDC
[2024] SGHC(A) 26
SEATRIUM NEW ENERGY LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS KEPPEL FELS LIMITED) v HJ SHIPBUILDING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
16 September 2024
SGHC(A)
[2024] SGHC 154
DCA v DCB
14 June 2024
SGHC
[2024] SGHC 249
DURAIRAJ SANTIRAN v SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED
18 October 2024
SGHC

Outcomes & figures

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Compiled by the SG Case Law editorial team from primary sources — the judgments themselves and Singapore Statutes Online (sso.agc.gov.sg). · Updated 24 June 2026 · How we compile this